The Day's Play Edition 166: 11.5km copper, high-grade polymetallics and new gold lodes | WCN, BMR, ODY
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White Cliff Minerals (ASX:WCN)
Danvers Copper Mineralisation Extends Across 11.5km
White Cliff Minerals has confirmed copper mineralisation across more than 11.5km of combined strike at Danvers, with mineralisation remaining open along strike and at depth. DAN26052 intersected 32.45m of strong chalcocite-dominant copper sulphides from 27.9m downhole, while DAN26041 returned 16.10m @ 1.20% Cu within 35.50m @ 0.65% Cu from 193m. Resource definition drilling is advancing towards an Exploration Target and maiden MRE.
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Ballymore Resources (ASX:BMR)
Torpy’s High-Grade Mineralisation Extends Towards Surface
Ballymore Resources has extended high-grade silver-lead-zinc-indium mineralisation approximately 30m up-dip at Torpy’s, including 5m @ 149.4g/t Ag, 6.92% Pb, 9.09% Zn and 3.5g/t In from 27m, with 2m @ 334.0g/t Ag, 15.61% Pb, 19.08% Zn and 6.4g/t In. Assays remain pending for 5 further Torpy’s holes and 5 Little Torpy’s holes.
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Odyssey Gold (ASX:ODY)
Cable-Bollard Drilling Adds High-Grade Gold Lodes
Odyssey Gold has reported results from the remaining 60 holes of its 20,000m RC infill program at Tuckanarra, reinforcing the approximately 1.8km Cable-Bollard-Highway mineralised system. A new lode north of Cable returned 4m @ 22.9g/t Au from 45m, while Cable West returned 5m @ 8.6g/t Au from 96m. Results will feed into an updated MRE and mining studies.
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Nordic Resources (ASX:NNL)
Kopsa Metallurgy Achieves Up to 90% Gold Recovery
Nordic Resources has completed Locked Cycle and Variability Testing on 11 Kopsa samples, achieving gold recoveries of up to 90%, copper recoveries of up to 91% and silver recoveries of up to 82% using a combined flotation and leach flowsheet. The initial metallurgical program is now complete for the 815koz AuEq Kopsa deposit, with results to be incorporated into an updated MRE based on 9,631m of drilling. A new 12,000m drill program has commenced.
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Kaoko Metals (ASX:KAO)
Chalkos Drilling Expands to 15,000m
Kaoko Metals has expanded its Chalkos diamond drilling program to at least 15,000m following initial drilling at Otniel and new surface copper mineralisation at Donkey Hill East. Selected rock-chip sampling returned more than 50% Cu, extending the mapped Donkey Hill surface expression by more than 700m to over 1,500m. A second diamond rig has commenced drilling at Donkey Hill, with assays for DDOT001 and DDOT002 expected in approximately 2-3 weeks.
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Auric Mining (ASX:AWJ)
Munda Drilling Returns 10.49g/t Gold Extension
Auric Mining has returned 4m @ 10.49g/t Au from 46m in broad-spaced RC drilling targeting a potential western extension of the Munda Resource. Grade-control drilling has also returned 4m @ 19.34g/t Au from 9m, alongside further near-surface results. Drilling is continuing across resource extension, grade control and depth targets, with final pit design and Ore Reserve estimation expected in October 2026.
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Gold Mountain (ASX:GMN)
Ayrton Senna REE Mineralisation Extends 13km West
Gold Mountain has reported 747 samples from 89 auger holes at the Ayrton Senna and Nova Itaipé prospects, with 27 holes returning intersections between 1,000 and 4,607 ppm TREO. ASAD260113 returned 10m @ 2,145 ppm TREO with 47.4% MREO/TREO from 9-19m. The shallow mineralised profiles extend at least 13km west of the Irajuba Exploration Target, while no MRE or Exploration Target has been estimated for Ayrton Senna.
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Peako (ASX:PKO)
862km² Saudi Gold Portfolio Acquired Ahead of October Drilling
Peako has completed its 100% acquisition of 6 gold exploration projects covering 862km² in Saudi Arabia’s Central Arabian Gold Region. Exploration has delineated new vein systems at Sukhaybarat South and an 8km high-grade vein corridor at Wadi Jarir, with historical and recent results including 2m @ 13.5g/t Au and 1m @ 25.9g/t Au. A drill rig has been secured, with maiden drilling planned across 5 targets in October.
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Aruma Resources (ASX:AAJ)
Tillex Project Expands to 28.4km²
Aruma Resources has acquired 32 additional contiguous mineral claims covering approximately 9.8km², increasing the Tillex Project area to approximately 28.4km². The new claims secure interpreted extensions of key geological, structural and mineralised trends, while Phase-2 3,600m drilling continues. Initial assays have confirmed a continuous expansion 100m southwest of the existing high-grade copper zone, with further assays pending.
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International Graphite (ASX:IG6)
$1.5M Non-Dilutive Finance Secured for Collie
International Graphite has executed non-dilutive construction finance agreements with NAB totalling approximately $1.5M to support construction of the Collie Micronising Facility production building. The facilities comprise a secured business markets loan and overdraft facility, with the business markets loan carrying a 2-year term before conversion to an amortising loan over 13 years. Completion of the production building is targeted for Q2 2027.
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ACDC Metals (ASX:ADC)
ACDC Accepted into US Defense Industrial Base Consortium
ACDC Metals has been accepted as a member of the US Defense Industrial Base Consortium, providing access to US defence agencies, prime contractors and research organisations and the ability to respond to DIBC solicitations for prototype, research and industrial capability projects. The membership supports engagement around Goschen Central’s rare earth and heavy mineral sands resource. Membership does not itself provide funding, contracts or other agreements.
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Pure Resources (ASX:PR1)
ORNL Rare Earth Work Advances Phase Characterisation
Pure Resources’ rare earth recovery programme with Oak Ridge National Laboratory has advanced to phase characterisation using X-ray diffraction and Raman spectroscopy on reaction products from Garnet Hills garnet. The work remains laboratory-scale, preliminary and qualitative, with no recovery figures, grades or resources reported and a prospective patent filing and licensing pathway.